AB. Alliance Boots

RNS Number:9077U
Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd
16 April 2007


                                                               FORM 38.5 (a)

                     DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS
                            WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS
                           DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
                           (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code)

1.  KEY INFORMATION

Name of exempt principal trader                             CSS (EUROPE) LTD

Company dealt in                                            Alliance Boots PLC

Class of relevant security to which the dealings being      Ordinary Shares
disclosed relate (Note 1)

Date of dealing                                             13-Apr-2007

2.  DEALINGS (Note 2)
(a) Purchases and sales

Total number of securities purchased                        Highest price paid (Note 3)   Lowest price paid (Note 3)
833674                                                      10.59 (GBP)                   10.5 (GBP)

Total number of securities sold                             Highest price received (Note  Lowest price received (Note
                                                            3)                            3)
68246                                                       10.59 (GBP)                   10.5112 (GBP)

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name, e.g. CFD   Long/short (Note 4)    Number of securities (Note 5)           Price per unit (Note 3)
cfd                      Short                  500000                                  10.5542 (GBP)
cfd                      Short                  240000                                  10.565 (GBP)
cfd                      Short                  4206                                    10.5733 (GBP)
cfd                      Short                  4039                                    10.5733 (GBP)

(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product        Writing, selling,     Number of securities to      Exercise Type, e.g. American,   Option money paid/
name,e.g. call purchasing, varying   which the option relates     price    European etc.Expiry    received per unit
option         etc.                  (Note 5)                              date                   (Note 3)

(ii)  Exercising
Product name, e.g. call option            Number of securities          Exercise price per unit (Note 3)

3.  OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating
to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting
rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced. If none, this should be stated.

Date of disclosure                                          16-Apr-2007 10:21:18

Contact name                                                Segal,Debra

Telephone number                                            44 20 7883 4577

Name of offeree/offeror with which connected                Alliance Boots PLC

Nature of connection (Note 6)                               BROKER

Notes
The Notes on Form 38.5(a) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/.


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